Health centres in Portugal relieved
Home News Health centres in Portugal relieved Health centres in Portugal relieved Between May 2023 and the end of 2025, more than 1. 2 million justifications for absence were issued through the Self-Declaration of Illness (ADD), thereby alleviating pressure on primary health care.
Over 9,700 digital respiratory screenings in the first week
The new digital screening for respiratory and oropharyngeal symptoms through the SNS 24 App is part of the Seasonal Health Response Plan - Winter Module.
Experts want to help Portugal make the most of health data
A group of experts will gather at the initiative “More Data Better Health” to help define a model for secondary access (for research, statistics, and planning) to health data.
SNS 24 App on Mobile Now Allows for Screening of Respiratory Symptoms. "We Believe the Constraints of the Helpline Have Been Overcome"
The SNS 24 mobile application has introduced a feature that enables users to screen for respiratory symptoms, addressing previous limitations of the helpline service.
Emergency Services. Lack of capacity in the SNS 24 line prevents expansion of the 'call first, save lives' programme
The SNS 24 helpline is currently unable to expand the 'call first, save lives' initiative due to capacity issues.
Housing and Health Worsen Intergenerational Justice, Study Reveals
A study reveals that issues related to housing and health are exacerbating intergenerational justice problems.
Portugal is less fair for future generations in housing, health, and public accounts
An update on the Intergenerational Justice Index is presented this Thursday at Gulbenkian. Current generations are allowing certain areas of society to deteriorate, burdening the younger ones.
Fight Against Obesity: World Health Organization Calls for Widespread Use of Medications like Ozempic
For the first time, the World Health Organization suggests the use of a medication for the treatment of obesity. The WHO states that diabetes medications, which have been widely used for weight loss, should be increasingly accessible to the general population and urges different countries to adopt public policies that allow for the widespread use of these medications. In this morning's Expresso, Paulo Baldaia talks with João Jácome de Castro, outgoing president of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and an endocrinologist at the Armed Forces Hospital.
Portugal leads health inequality in the EU: women live many fewer healthy years than men
A report reveals that in Portugal, women experience significantly fewer healthy years compared to men, highlighting a concerning health inequality within the European Union.
At Santa Maria Hospital, a book opens and "you go to a place with less pain and white coats"
Leya's initiative creates libraries and brings books to hospitals in the Lisbon region. Every Friday, in the Paediatric Multipurpose Room of Santa Maria, there is an hour for listening to and telling stories.
Low-risk pregnancy monitoring project plans for one nurse per 75 pregnant women
Starting from the first quarter of next year, the Setúbal Peninsula and the Amadora-Sintra area will test a pilot project aimed at providing support to pregnant women without a family doctor.
